Ty Herndon's a human being
Jeannette Lombardozzi
> In article <Pine.LNX.3.91.95061...@moose.erie.net>, Jeannette Lombardozzi <ka...@moose.erie.net> says:
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> >Let us not forget Hank, Jr., Waylon, Johnny Paycheck....not exactly
> >saints in anyone's books...we can come up with any number of folks who
> >haven't exactly been "upstanding" role models for the kiddies....
> >Everyone from Presidents of the USA to the school coach... Yet, they all
> >have managed to contribute something to our society....
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> Who Cares what Hank, Jr. Willie, Waylon your Dad my Dad or anyone else did
> if it's wrong it WRONG!!!! Condoning something just because everyone else
> is doing it is foolish. People must be responsible for their actions and
> if their not they can pay the price (maybe their careers ie Pee Wee Herman).
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> People who are in the spotlight do have responsibilties and it's people
> like us that will make them accoutable. By not buying their albums,
> going to their concerts, etc. Maybe then we can get rid of some of this
> trash.
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> Or on the other hand maybe we should just be accepting of everyones faults
> and overlook everything. For instance let's say O.J happens to be guilty,
> let's just forgive him, he has contributed alot to society and is only
> human. <Maybe a stretch but the same principles apply.>
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> Greg Rice
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Read again, Greg...nowhere do I say that actions should be condoned
because everyone else is doing them. What I said was that there are no ends
of poor role models in the fabric of society for one reason or another.
I agree that people should be held accountable for their actions and that
we are the ones to make them accountable. Therefore, if we don't approve
of what someone does, or consider a person's actions intolerable, then we
have the options you mentioned.
I also believe that people who make mistakes, and as humans we all do,
should be permitted the opportunity to rectify their mistakes...to take
whatever steps are appropriate to avoid repeating that mistake. I do not
subscribe to the belief that once somebody screws up, that's the end of it
and there can be no redemption.
Nowhere did I imply acceptance or overlooking of everything.
Frankly, I don't see how the O.J. analogy applies here. That is like
comparing apples and oranges. The principles are most definitely *NOT*
the same.
Am I correct in deducing from what you say that you do not believe that
anyone who makes a serious mistake deserves forgiveness or any
consideration at all as a human being?
-Jeanne